A Lost Cat's Mysterious Two-month, 900-mile Journey Home to California

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Rayne Beau (pronounced Rainbow) in Roseville, CA in Aug 2024, before being returned to his owners. (Alexandra Betts via AP)

Benny and Susanne Anguiano and their two cats arrived at Yellowstone’s Fishing Bridge RV Park on 4 Jun for the cats’ first trip to the forest. But soon after they arrived, Rayne Beau was startled and ran into the nearby trees.

The couple looked for him for four days, even laying out his favorite treats and toys. When they finally had to drive back to Salinas, CA, on 8 Jun, Susanne Anguiano said she was crushed but never lost hope she would find him.

In Aug, the Anguianos received amazing news when a microchip company messaged them that their cat was at the SPCA in Roseville, CA, nearly 900 miles from Yellowstone. He was only about 200 miles away from his home in Salinas.

A woman who first saw Rayne Beau wandering the streets of the northern California city fed him and gave him water until she trapped him on 3 Aug and took him to the local SPCA. The next day, the Anguianos drove to Roseville and picked up their cat, who had lost six pounds.

The couple still doesn’t know how their cat got to Roseville but believes he was trying to get home. They have reached out to the media hoping to fill in the blanks.

Benny Anguiano said that besides microchipping their cats, they now have also fitted two of them with air tags and Rayne Beau with a GPS global tracker.

The cats love traveling in the camper and looking out the big windows to see deer, squirrels, and other animals. But the family is not ready to get on the road with their pets again any time soon.


This photograph provided by Susanne Anguiano shows her cats Rayne Beau and Starr Jasmyn snuggling in Salinas, Calif., Sept. 10, 2024. During a road trip to Yellowstone National Park in June, Rayne Beau ran away from Anguiano's camper and his owners were unable to find him. Two months and nearly 900 miles later, the cat was found back in California and was reunited with his family. (Susanne Anguiano via AP)

Source:

https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2024/09/a-lost-cats-mysterious-2-month-900-mile-journey-home-to-california/

[AltairIV]

1. That is some story!

Very happy for everyone, and I too would love to learn more about Rayne Beau's amazing adventure. Thanks for posting this.

[C0RI0LANUS]

2. And Rayne Beau is a Siamese cat-- not the best vision, but vocal; maybe he talked his way for a ride.

Photo: Susanne Anguiano via AP

[red dog 1]

3. 900 miles?

Wow!

Thanks for posting.

[C0RI0LANUS]

4. You're welcome! And the kitty with poor night vision survived the predators of Yellowstone Park

Wolves (back) are larger than coyotes (middle) and red foxes (front).
NPS / Michael Warner


Grizzly Bear

[Hekate]

5. Only one question: who takes a cat into Yellowstone National Park?

Still trying to figure that one out.

[C0RI0LANUS]

6. Guess the family thought the RV would be hermetically sealed. Me: Kitty goes to cat-sitter for two weeks.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. That's an average of 15 miles a day.

I know cats don't have opposable thumbs, but I bet that one hitchhiked.

[C0RI0LANUS]

8. Hi Ludwig Pastorius

I trust your new affectionate cat is doing well. I posted your story on my website and received positive feedback. Thank you for that.

Someone smarter than me said if cats had opposable thumbs, they would rule the world.

Larry Niven inaugurated a canon about such advanced cats fighting an inter-galactic war with Earth in the Man-Kzin Wars. I read one where a female Kzin "adopts" her male human POW. This was quite entertaining.